Health & Wellbeing Books

Book SynopsisBefore thinking about which exercises, frequency and intensity should be used in strength training programs to achieve muscle strength, promote a healthy lifestyle, hypertrophy or improve athletic performance, we should understand firstly how a muscle contraction happens. The aim of this book is to provide you with a basic to advanced understanding about several physiological systems involved in muscle contraction: physiological adaptations for exercises, especially strength exercises; molecular responses; methods of training; nutrition and muscle performance; muscle recovery; benefits of strength exercises to human health; and which drugs are commonly used for doping in different sports. Chapter One of this book will review all of the most important cells, structures and processes involved in muscle contraction, such as neurons cells, synapses, motor units, general and molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction. Chapter Two will describe the most important bioenergetics pathways of energy supplies required for muscle contraction. After understanding how muscle contraction happens and how energy is supplied, the reader will discover principles, methods and physiological adaptations of skeletal muscles to strength trainings within Chapters Three, Four and Five. In particular, Chapter Four will provide a friendly and detailed account of molecular adaptation in skeletal muscles to different exercises, discussing differential gene expression and the effects of different exercises in different populations and disorders. This book also points out a very important and detailed factor concerning cryotherapy in Chapter Six, one of most common strategies used to promote muscle recovery. Specific orientations regarding nutrition and muscle performance are presented in Chapter Seven, while doping and different drugs used to increase muscle performance in several sports introduce Chapter Eight. Finally, Chapter Nine describes the benefits of strength training to diabetic, hypertensive, obese and myopathic patients. We strongly believe that all knowledge within this book is essential for all professionals working to promote the health of patients and increase physical performance of athletes or their clients, as well as for all people linked to sports and physical activity in some way.

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Book SynopsisRed wine is a rich source of different phenolic compounds which contribute to sensorial wine characteristics and can exhibit various biological properties. In vitro and animal studies have suggested that phenolics present in wine may exert a wide range of potential beneficial effects to human health, which involves antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, anti-diabetic and anti-cancer activity. In this book, Chapter One discusses available data concerning the most important clinical trials focused on the biological effects of wine and wine phenolics, particulary resveratrol. Chapter Two examines the benefits of the use of starter cultures in wine microbiological processes. Chapter Three reviews the antioxidant activity of Glycine max L. Merr, Hibiscus Sabdariffa L., yellow tea and red wine, and their contributions to health. Chapter Four presents the relationship between the chemical composition and the organoleptic properties of red wine.

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Book SynopsisThe health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activity have become the main concern for health professionals, clinicians and scientists in the 21st century. This book presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the most recent scientific evidence explaining the deteriorating health consequences of sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity across the human lifespan. It also provides novel and effective intervention strategies, primarily those based on physical activity in order to reverse and reduce these health risks, particularly risks related to the metabolism and cardiovascular disease. Empirical research findings and innovative scientific models for physical activity and exercise interventions are presented throughout the book based on well-designed research studies by leading authors and practitioners. Readers can also benefit from both scientific and practical recommendations for prescribing physical activity and exercise to address the health risks associated with: sedentary lifestyle and potential benefits for diabetes, epicardial adipose tissues, muscle and joint function mechanics, metabolic and cardiovascular risk prevention. The book also highlights the latest age- and population-specific recommendations for screening and planning effective physical activity, as well as exercise interventions for children, adolescents, older adults and other sedentary individual groups such as sedentary workplace employees and individuals with diabetes. Health benefits are discussed at different complexities of the human body. Nine chapters within this book cover the health risks and adaptive responses to physical activity and exercise at the molecular, cellular, muscular, adipose tissue, metabolic, cardiovascular, and multi-compartment levels of the human body. The book offers excellent scientific insight and practical recommendations for readers across the globe.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents research on the nutritional properties, post-harvest management and potential health benefits of apricots and peaches. Chapter One provides a brief description of the production area of wild apricot in India, the nutritional properties and health benefits of wild apricot, and the useful products made from the fruit. Chapter Two summarises the current knowledge on Japanese apricot, including its correlation with oral diseases for preventive medicine. Chapter Three discusses properties, deficit irrigation strategies and post-harvest management of peaches and nectarines. Chapter Four reviews the impact of different industrial processing techniques of sterilisation and associated storage conditions on nutritional and functional characteristics of the processed peach, and establishes their role on the nutritional and functional quality of fruit. Chapter Five examines the physico-chemical and sensory characterisation of Sicilian white flesh peaches.

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Book SynopsisDerek is a solo parent raising three kids in the American South while trying to make art. Told in a series of free-flowing and often hilarious comic essays, Cartoonshow gets to the heart of the struggle to be a creative person in a society that doesn't value anything other than how much it can grind out of you. Covid, poverty, the failing social safety net, predatory lenders, and literal acts of God can't stop our hero! Derek M Ballard makes modern American family comics. It's not his fault that being a single parent in America is kind of a nightmare.

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Book SynopsisThe Job Seeker’s Script stands out in a crowded field of career advice literature. Whether you’re looking to move up in your firm or searching for a position elsewhere, this book will teach you how to tell your story persuasively at every stage of your professional journey. As a job seeker, you will discover how to create a clear, powerful script that inspires your listeners, gains their support, and lands you that dream job. The centerpiece of this book is the HIRE scripting template. You can use the HIRE model to successfully structure every “chapter” in your story, from networking conversations and elevator pitches, to resumes and cover letters, to interviews. You will also learn how to • portray yourself as the central “character” in your story, • speak with compelling language, • rehearse for each interview, and • deliver with a strong, confident presence. The Job Seeker’s Script is distinguished by its wealth of examples, drawn from author Judith Humphrey’s deep experience in the field of communications. Learn from this book how to craft a narrative that will ensure your destiny as a standout performer and successful job candidate.

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Book SynopsisThere are more challenges than ever facing you at work and at home: Many corporate cultures still struggle to fully respect differences. Health impacts at work and at home are rising from ever-present technology and the wake of COVID-19. And recession threats can wreak havoc on job security. As a result, too many rising stars like you get pushed out of the leadership pipeline, suffer through toxic work situations, or see their careers cut short. Don’t stay in a job that is the wrong fit. Go! shows you how to listen to your gut and make a thoughtful and savvy plan toward a truly fulfilling career. Equal parts validation, empowerment, and guide, Go! provides powerful examples of career transformation from a wide array of leaders and outlines a versatile 90-day career reboot plan. Go! also opens leaders’ eyes to work culture improvements that can help them keep stellar and diverse talent.

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Book SynopsisFrom an award-winning chef turned workforce practitioner, the fresh approach to hiring and retention that you hunger for. As a hiring manager or business owner, you feel the strain of technology-driven skill transformations, economic uncertainty, and generational shifts. Now more than ever, leaders must close the gap between what companies need to be efficient and what employees need for meaningful work-life harmony. Attract, Retain, and Develop is a recipe for holistic workforce development. Fusing his experience in world-class kitchens with real-world business acumen, author Nick Wyman offers key ingredients for redefining the future of work, inviting you to: Disrupt. Discover how and why they should embrace change through disrupting common workplace patterns. Thrive. Create a work environment where innovation and well-being go hand-in-hand. Evolve. Explore the merits of fostering team development of new skills. Connect.Attract, Retain, and Develop reminds us that human connection is irreplaceable and that it is possible to forge real, lasting relationships in the workplace. Work should be a place where everyone thrives. Wyman champions tactics like mentorship, apprenticeship, and agile adaptation of technology, providing you with the tools to build a workplace where employees feel heard, challenged, and passionately connected to their roles.

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Book SynopsisThis book will change lives-and not just for the Mompreneur who reads it, but for everyone she touches. Yes, The Mother of All Success Manuals will help the Mompreneur in business, but more importantly, it will help her live a better life. Working women are all connected, and as they work to improve themselves and their lives, they also improve the lives of their families, friends, and clients. Mompreneurs tackle many things each day: they take care of their businesses, their clients, staff, and projects and then return home to take care of all the demands there as well. This book will help extraordinary working women develop healthy boundaries, communicate effectively in both business interactions and relationships on the home front, create a foundation for self-care, realize the power of their vision and how to communicate it, and establish a mindset to keep them focused, purposeful, and passionate.

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Book Synopsis“If you want your children to have a happy, harmonious education and grow into adults who are able to face whatever challenges are in store for them, I highly recommend this insightful book. . . . explains in great detail what the authentic Montessori approach to education is and how it should be implemented. ” —Carolina Montessori, Montessori archivist, author, and historian, and great-granddaughter of Maria MontessoriChildren’s future successes depend on developing the abilities to innovate, be resilient in the face of their mistakes, problem-solve creatively, and collaborate with peers effectively. However, standard American educational practices—stressing memorization, grades, and testing—are failing to foster these skills. There is one complete system of education that effectively supports the natural development of such essential abilities: Montessori. Montessori education expert Paula Lillard Preschlack offers a clear explanation of how the Montessori approach helps children. By looking closely at authentic Montessori practices, she shows the tight correlation between the Montessori system in action and children practicing and strengthening the very traits they will need for adulthood. When implemented properly, Montessori can ensure positive outcomes for generations of children—​The Montessori Potential shows exactly how this is done in private and public schools, and at home.Table of ContentsPrologue Preface Introduction: What Should Education Be? One: Montessori in Action Two: The Framework that Makes Montessori Work Three: An Effective Model: A Montessori School Four: Authenticity: The Quest and The Challenge Five: Benefitting All: Public Montessori Schools Six: In The Heart of Things: Embracing The Approach Conclusion: A Revolution in Thinking Epilogue: “Why?”: Curiosity Drives Learning for Life

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Book SynopsisDigital communication disrupts our relationships with our partners, families, and friends. Uncertainty, anxiety, and misunderstandings are all caused by emails and texts.I’ll Get Back to You is the first book to teach you how to stop texts and emails from interfering with your relationships and your life. The issue with emails and texts is that they do not have instant feedback, like direct contact, where you can understand and clarify in real-time. The immediate feedback loop of the past has broken down, leaving us with broken communication loops. It’s created the Dyscommunication Crisis. You never know if the message will be misunderstood or returned. The worst is an unreturned message. You’ve been texting your boyfriend for over twenty-four hours, and he hasn't responded. You’ve been texting your child all day and haven’t received a response. The result is identical. We conclude something is wrong and justify it using the worst-case scenario. Unanswered messages have a significant psychological toll. Polls support this: 1. 67% of people suffer from agitation or anxiety. 2. 67% resort to worst-case scenarios to explain. 3. 71% of people fall into negative loops of thinking. 4. 46% admit to making a mistake they regret. Even when messages are returned, the exchange is not always complete. The message might be vague, or you may misinterpret it, resulting in similar issues. It’s a broken communication loop, and, unlike in the past, there's no direct input to clear things up. I’ll Get Back to You ensures that they read your message, not just scan it. There are solutions to ensure your messages are fully understood and promptly returned. There are interesting stories about relationships, dating, family, and work, along with self-improvement worksheets. I’ll Get Back to You offers practical solutions: - Tested tactics so messages are promptly returned. - Procedures in writing messages so they are understood. - Strategies to follow up on unreturned messages. - Proven ways to calm your mind quickly to reduce stress. There will be no more waiting, worrying, and miscommunication. I’ll Get Back to You has the answers and solutions that will improve your relationships and life.Trade Review“The Dyscommunication Syndrome may end up in the American Psychiatry Association DSM. It is a severe problem, especially in this age of increased virtual communication, that effects many people in professional and personal communication.” -- Dr. Karen Canulla, Clinical Psychiatrist“George’s brilliant book takes the most common predicament imaginable in the post-modern world – the infuriating, isolating and even disorienting experience of unreturned messages. With characteristic lucidity and originality, he pencils out a gratifying and surprising, solution” -- Richard D. Mahoney, Author, Colombia (Oxford University Press)“In the years I have worked with Sam, I have come to the conclusion that he is the closest thing to a political genius that I will ever meet.” -- John Sperling, Founder, the University of Phoenix

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Book Synopsis"A memoir wrapped in an elegy... [that] maps a strangely stunning life... [Wallace] imbues this chronicle with tremendous compassion - for William, for everyone. This Isn't Going to End Well gives off the particular radiance of a life lived hard, whatever else: as such, a brand of American bildungsroman. There's deep satisfaction to its arc, despite its inherent sadness - a wondrous glimpse of the melding, in human doings, of fate, character and serendipity." - Washington Post"Daniel Wallace has, once again, shown himself to be an exquisite storyteller. Like bourbon, this book goes down hot and strong but finishes with a salving sweetness which can only be called a blessing. A love story and a ghost story a once, This Isn't Going to End Well straddles the line between present and past, truth and beauty." - Tayari Jones, author of An American MarriageIf we're lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our own. For Daniel Wallace, that was his long-time friend and brother-in-law, William Nealy. Seemingly perfect, impossibly cool, William was James Dean, Clint Eastwood, and MacGyver all rolled into one: an acclaimed outdoorsman, a famous cartoonist, an accomplished author, a master of all he undertook. William was the ideal that Daniel sought to emulate, and the person who gave him the courage to become a writer.But when William took his own life at age forty eight, Daniel's heartbreak led him to commit a grievous act of his own, a betrayal that took him down a path into the tortured recesses of William's past. Eventually a new picture emerged of a man with too many secrets and too much shame to bear.With his first memoir, acclaimed writer Daniel Wallace delivers a stunning book that is as innovative and emotionally resonant as his novels. Part love story, part true crime, part a desperate search for the self, This Isn't Going to End Well tells an intimate and moving story of what happens when we realize our heroes are human.Trade Review“A revelatory and reflective tale about how males perceive others and how they present themselves. More than anything, I felt compassion for their vulnerability and fear, and made me realize perhaps we are not so different, men and women, after all.”—Sandra Cisneros, author of Martita, I Remember YouNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Garden Gun, BookPage, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Deep South MagazineNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Garden Gun, Goodreads, BookPage, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Deep South MagazineNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Garden Gun, Goodreads, BookPage, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Deep South Magazine, Greenville JournalNamed a Most Anticipated / Best of Book of 2023 by Garden Gun, Goodreads, BookPage, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Deep South Magazine, Greenville Journal“In This Will Not End Well you will find the expected Daniel Wallace clarity, humor, and precision. But you will not find fiction. This is a true story about Daniel himself and his wild-man mentor and relative, William Nealy. Few writers can so seamlessly thread together love, loss, admiration, fear, pain, and hope. And this narrative is not traditional memoir-fare. It moves magically—unlike any traditional genre you’ve ever read. At times I experienced that thrill-feeling of a roller coaster dropping away from beneath me. This book is a rare gem gift from one of our very best writers.”—Clyde Edgerton, author of Raney“Daniel Wallace has written a ghost story – not the kind you have read before. It is a haunting story about a person he loved and, at times, loathed, who influenced the author’s life in ways never to be fully known or seen – a shimmering. Wallace -- whose prose is the truest kind, brave and somewhere between sharp-edged facts and magic -- chooses to “get in the cage with the tiger”, in this case, his brother-in-law William Nealy. Nealy is the famed cartoonist, writer, and whitewater adventurer who lived to defy death daily, until he didn’t. Wallace takes us to the edge of what scares us, death by suicide, and miraculously (no, skillfully) writes a book on grace. This brilliantly layered book is about what calls us to write, create, dance and even destroy those we love. What began as Daniel Wallace’s story became my story, too – the writer who lives “in that place between experience and understanding” and is compelled to touch bone regardless of the pain. I love this book. This Isn’t Going to End Well ended too soon -- and like all great ghost stories I want to read it again.”—Terry Tempest Williams, author of Erosion – Essays of Undoing“In This Isn't Going to End Well, you will find the expected Daniel Wallace clarity, humor, and precision. But you will not find fiction. This is a true story about Daniel himself and his wild-man mentor and relative, William Nealy. Few writers can so seamlessly thread together love, loss, admiration, fear, pain, and hope. And this narrative is not traditional memoir-fare. It moves magically—unlike any traditional genre you’ve ever read. At times I experienced that thrill-feeling of a roller coaster dropping away from beneath me. This book is a rare gem gift from one of our very best writers.”—Clyde Edgerton, author of Raney?“Daniel Wallace has, once again, shown himself to be an exquisite storyteller. Like bourbon, this book goes down hot and strong but finishes with a salving sweetness which can only be called a blessing. A love story and a ghost story a once, This Isn’t Going to End Well straddles the line between present and past, truth and beauty.”—Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage“Daniel Wallace has, once again, shown himself to be an exquisite storyteller. Like bourbon, this book goes down hot and strong but finishes with a salving sweetness which can only be called a blessing. A love story and a ghost story a once, This Isn’t Going to End Well straddles the line between present and past, truth and beauty.”—Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage“A bold and compassionate exploration of male friendship and the devastating impact of suicide.”—Kirkus Reviews“Wallace’s storytelling skill captures the vibrant personality Nealy showed the world, and his emotional candor the tragedy of a good man ‘who was toxic only to himself.’”—Booklist“A heart-cracking exploration of the ways we construct ourselves, and how, despite any facade, no matter how bold, it can all come tumbling apart.”—Garden Gun“A memoir wrapped in an elegy… [that] maps a strangely stunning life… [Wallace] imbues this chronicle with tremendous compassion — for William, for everyone. This Isn’t Going to End Well gives off the particular radiance of a life lived hard, whatever else: as such, a brand of American bildungsroman. There’s deep satisfaction to its arc, despite its inherent sadness — a wondrous glimpse of the melding, in human doings, of fate, character and serendipity.”—Washington Post“This Isn't Going to End Well outlines the complicated, tender truth about one mythical man.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution“This Isn't Going to End Well outlines the complicated, tender truth about one mythical man.”—BookPage“A eulogy, a cautionary tale, a love letter and a sob of anger.”—New York Times Book Review“The exceptional first memoir from Big Fish author Daniel Wallace is loving, honest and haunting… [with] honed prose and hypnotic pacing.”—BookPage"Exceptional… simultaneously sharp-edged and loving, honest and painfully haunting."—BookPage“In exploring his own particularly complicated grief, Wallace reveals his coming of age as a writer, the tragic yet inspiring life of his sister Holly, and a cast of larger-than-life characters as beguiling as any of his fictional inventions… Moving and unforgettable.”—Chapter16“Novelist Wallace (Big Fish) pays loving tribute to his late brother-in-law, William Nealy, in this deeply felt memoir… Wallace’s elegiac narrative shimmers with deep admiration for a man who always played by his own rules and stood by the people he loved. This will entrance readers from the first page.”—Publishers Weekly“‘Unflinching’ is a word publishers like to use to describe memoirs. This Isn’t Going to End Well deserves the description as Mr. Wallace grapples with the past. It sounds like a heavy read, but it’s almost deceptively easy… Masterly.”—Wall Street Journal"Heartbreaking and real."—Garden Gun, "The Best New Books for Southerners in 2023"“Gripping… A story about the difference between the person we present to the world and the person we really are. It’s the gap between those two versions of ourselves that Wallace mines in this warts-and-all love letter to male friendship.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution“Gracefully written (Wallace is incapable of writing an ugly sentence)… [Wallace] has done a heroic job here of trying to understand what we finally cannot know.”—Alabama Public Radio / Don Noble's Book Reviews“Piercingly sad, but beautiful.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“A tribute, a memoir and a mystery... Heartbreaking and funny.”—WUNC (North Carolina Public Radio)“[Wallace] crafts a compelling narrative that pulls the reader headlong into a story whose energy never wanes. He’s thoughtful and thought-provoking... and he writes with courage and candor… [This Isn’t Going to End Well] is a memoir borne of intense experience and introspection, which is the only available panacea for what troubles us.”—PineStraw Magazine“[Daniel Wallace] writes like no other Southern writer I’ve ever read… This Isn’t Going to End Well is deeply moving, as any reader of Wallace’s fiction would expect.”—Salvation South“[A] brutally honest and true retelling of the life and impact of famous cartoonist William Nealy… championed by [Wallace’s] skillful narration and candid voice.”—Deep South Magazine“Gripping... sensitively and respectfully compiled.”—Southern Review of Books“It is not too much of a stretch to call this tale a Shakespearean tragedy. And it is powerfully and eloquently written.”—Star News“[A] moving meditation on memory, mortality, and masculinity and a beautifully written mixture of memoir and true detective story.”—Yes! Weekly“A mesmerizing combination of memoir and biography.”—Largehearted Boy“[Wallace] oscillates between memoir, elegy, and excavation to recount details, stories, and heartbreaking truths about Nealy—discovering more about his friend in death than he did in life—and reveals intimate, often difficult realizations about himself.”—Alta Online“This book is much like the belated ceremony Daniel conducted at Holly’s gravesite, as an absolution of sorts: a combining of ashes, an offering of grave goods, a willingness to forgive. A veil of secrecy lifted in compassion.”—Carolina Paddler“Vulnerable and engrossing all in one, this is an intensely personal portrait of grief.”—Kat Baltisberger, Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill Magazine“[A] journey through one of those friendships marked as much by rapids and danger as by love and trust.”—Garden Gun"Wallace makes you feel like you are sitting with an old friend, reminiscing. The people rattle around in your head, and the writing is clean and clever… This Isn’t Going To End Well is gentle and kind, even when life is not."—Southern Bookseller Review

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Book SynopsisA high-vibration oracle set to help you connect with the wisdom of plant spirits and tend the garden of your soul• Includes 44 full-color cards featuring the author’s vibrant Soulflower paintings along with empowering and insightful messages from the plant spirits • Offers more in-depth guidance from each Soulflower plant spirit in the accompanying guidebook, along with suggestions to help you embody the lessons shared Each flower or plant species has its own plant spirit, or deva, who radiates a unique healing energy and embodies specific soul qualities and universal spiritual truths. These soul energies are also present in each one of us like small seeds, dormant and waiting for the right conditions to sprout and grow. In this high-vibration, full-color deck, artist and plant whisperer Lisa Estabrook presents 44 beautiful and vivid Soulflower oracle cards, along with empowering and insightful messages from each card’s plant spirit, to help you tend the garden of your soul. The cards are designed to help you remember the simple truth that all of Nature is sharing--that we are cyclical beings intimately entwined with the Earth and all of life. Working with the cards will help you connect directly to your own inner wisdom, your intuition, like a mirror reflecting back at you the truth of what’s in your heart. For example, Chamomile reflects the soul quality of stability and its plant spirit reveals how, even on a cloudy day, the sun is still shining--it is just obscured. For Bleeding Heart, the soul quality is independence and its plant spirit helps you to recognize and strengthen the true source of your heart’s power. In the accompanying guidebook Lisa offers ideas on how to use the Soulflower cards for daily self-reflection and personal growth. She includes a longer, deeper message from each Soulflower plant spirit as well as suggestions to help you embody the lessons shared. She shows how working with the cards provides potent plant spirit medicine to help you reconnect to Nature, recognize patterns in your thoughts, words, and actions, and expand your awareness of what is happening around and within you. By working with the Soulflower cards, you can learn from the plant spirits and awaken the seeds of your own inner wisdom and intuition. As your understanding of the flowers and the interconnectivity of all of Nature deepens, so does your understanding of yourself. And understanding yourself is true empowerment.Trade Review"Lisa Estabrook is an artist, mother, way shower, writer, home herbalist and plant whisperer working with the Soulflower plant spirits to remember, embody, heal and restore Divine Feminine consciousness on our beautiful Earth. Her work includes the Soulflower Plant Spirit Oracle and The Daily Practice Journal. Lisa's maintains an informative website at www.mysoulflower.com where she features a growing range of beautiful, intentional, healing tools to inspire and deepen your relationship with your intuition, your heart, and the planet through the power of art and flowers. Unique, inspiring, meditative, thought-provoking, Soulflower Plant Spirit Oracle: 44-Card Deck and Guidebook is a truly extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to personal and professional metaphysical and tarot studies collections." * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: My Sacred Why 1. Tending the Garden of Your Soul 2. Starting with the Soil ~ Any Time 3. Planting Seeds ~ Early Spring/New Moon 4. Supporting Growth ~ Spring/Waxing Moon 5. Blooming ~ Summer/Full Moon 6. Garden Clean-Up ~ Autumn/Waxing Moon 7. Rest and Renewal ~ Winter/Dark Moon 8. Plant Spirits 9. Cultivating a Daily Practice ~ Sacred Gardening THE SOULFLOWER PLANT SPIRITSAster • Illumination Bee Balm • Vibrance Black-Eyed Susan • Recognition Bleeding Heart • Independence Borage • Optimism Calendula • Communication Campanula • Alignment Chamomile • Stability Chickweed • Tolerance Columbine • Abundance Crocus • Opening Daffodil • Perception Dandelion • Release Daylily • Centering Echinacea • ConsciousnessEvening Primrose • Rebirth Forget-Me-Not • Awareness Hawthorn • CourageHellebore • EmpowermentHydrangea • Transmutation Iris • Inspiration Lady’s Mantle • NurturanceLady’s Slipper • Connection Lavender • Restoration Milk Thistle • Forgiveness Mugwort • Integration Nasturtium • Vitality Nettle • Transformation Pansy • Resonance Periwinkle • Intertwining Plumbago • UnderstandingPurple Poppy • Evolution Red Clover • Tranquility Rose • Joy Rosemary • Clarity Self-Heal • ResponsibilitySpeedwell • Insight Stargazer Lily • Surrender Sunflower • Confidence Velvetleaf • Self-Love White Pine • Wisdom Wood Betony • Grounding Yarrow • Boundaries Zinnia • Lightheartedness About the Author

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Book SynopsisA resonant call to explore the darkness in life, in nature, and in consciousness?including difficult emotions like uncertainty, grief, fear, and xenophobia?through teachings, embodied meditations, and mindful inquirythat provide us with a powerful path to healing.Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today?s world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All insight, vision, creativity, and revelation arise from darkness. It is through learning to stay present and meet the dark with curiosity rather than judgment that we connect to an unwavering light within. Welcoming darkness with curiosity, rather than fear or judgment, enables us to access our innate capacity for compassion and collective healing.Dharma teacher, shamanic practitioner, and deep ecologist Deborah Eden Tull addresses the spiritual, ecological, psychological, and interpersonal ramifications of our bias towards light.Tull explores the medicine of darkness for personal and collective healing, through topics such as:Befriending the Night: The Radiant Teachings of DarknessHonoring Our Pain for Our WorldSeeing in the Dark: The Quiet Power of ReceptivityDreams, Possibility, and Moral ImaginationReleasing Fear?Embracing EmergenceTull shows us how the labeling of darkness as ?negative? becomes a collective excuse to justify avoiding everything that makes us uncomfortable: racism, spiritual bypass, environmental destruction. We can only find the radical path to wholeness by learning to embrace the interplay of both darkness and light.

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Book SynopsisStop chasing happiness and reconnect to the meaning of each moment through this practical guide, told through vignettes of life training as a Buddhist monk under world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh. We spend so much time in pursuit of happiness—trying to purchase it, experience it, meditate our way toward it—but happiness is elusive and doesn’t last. According to the teachings of the Buddha, Cuong Lu writes, “Suffering is not a problem to be solved. It is a truth to be recognized.” Happiness Is Overrated invites us to look deeply at the truths in our lives—not glossing over or denying our suffering—and to focus on the meaning and value already within us.     Each chapter of Happiness Is Overrated shares a lesson drawn from Buddhist psychology, accessible for all readers. Short practices at the end of each of the 30 short chapters help readers apply the teachings on their own. Happiness Is Overrated helps us get in touch with our true selves and our true minds, through meditation and mindfulness practices that include paying attention to the breath, observing our minds, connecting with our hearts, practicing “interbeing” with others and the Earth, and more.

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Book SynopsisReaders will love how easy it is the track their macros with the Carb Manager's Keto Diet Cookbook! The Carb Manager is the #1 keto tracking app and it has over 3 million monthly users. This cookbook will make it a breeze for millions of app users to successfully lose weight with 100 recipes that have the most effective fat to carb ratios and a QR code to upload each meal’s dietary information directly to the app. From Keto Thai Spicy Peanut Chicken and Lemongrass Pork Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles to the Low Carb Philly Cheese Steak Skillet, this book has the classic dishes a keto dieter craves with recipes for low-carb takeout and home-style classics alike. With 100 no-fuss dishes, it’s no challenge at all to stick to the keto diet and enjoy doing it. This book will have 100 recipes and 60 photographs.

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Book SynopsisThe Organic Baby Food Cookbook features plenty of natural, organic, and stress-free recipes to encourage a lifetime of healthy eating.When a young child is ready to eat solids, parents often don’t know what foods are best — this book solves that problem. Featuring more than 100 healthy and delicious recipes that will keep young eaters interested and satisfied, this book takes the stress out of feeding a little one. Inside this cookbook, you will find: 100+ flavorful vegetarian recipes Tips and tricks for weaning a child and introducing solid foods Substitutes for common food allergies and intolerances The Organic Baby Food Cookbook promotes healthy eating because the younger a child starts eating well, the more likely they grow up to be a healthy adult. With strategies for making large batches of food that can be frozen, parents will spend more time with their young child and less time in the kitchen.

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Book SynopsisA practical newborn handbook for the first 3 months of parenthoodfrom a pediatrician and parent The old saying "babies don''t come with a manual" may be truebut newborn books for first time moms are still a good place to start. The Newborn Handbook will gently and sequentially lead you through each week in the first three months of caring for a newbornweeks that can be both exhilarating and nerve-racking. From preparing your home for the baby''s arrival to both parents'' contributions in the stages of early development, this standout in newborn books for first time moms gets you ready for all of the challenging situations to come. Go beyond other newborn guides with: Baby stepsEach chapter in this newborn handbook covers your baby''s age sequentially so you can intuitively follow along in each growth stage. All parents includedGet everything you could want from newborn guides with practical and inclusive advice for all parents and caregivers. Need help?Helpful references and resources section in the back offer some great additional information. When it comes to newborn guides, let The Newborn Handbook be your "manual" to successfully starting parenthood.

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Book SynopsisFor those drawn to both Tara Westover’s candid view into a difficult childhood and Susan Cain’s research on undervalued traits . . . Canaries Among Us encourages us to reconsider and appreciate kids who learn and think differently.“The courage to put this story on paper should not be overlooked . . . Taylor addresses so many noteworthy things . . . includ[ing] the importance of inclusion, diversity, and how to protect children who are vulnerable. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to all parents [and] educators. Everyone can benefit from a better understanding of [each] other’s differences.” —San Francisco Book Review,5/5 STARSCanaries Among Us explores one of the most widespread threats to children’s well-being: a lack of acceptance. Kayla Taylor starts her day as an ordinary parent at a respected school, but her family’s life turns upside-down when her child becomes the prime target of bullying. Taylor assumes the school will partner with her to solve the problem but is confounded when she finds the opposite: officials not only turn a blind eye to cruelty but also ostracize and attack anyone who speaks up against it. Frustrated by this failure to protect vulnerable students, Taylor researches the challenges those in charge are most unwilling to discuss with her—like bullying, learning differences, and anxiety. She then digs deeper to study empowering responses that are woefully absent from many parenting books and teaching curricula—including validation, empathy, apologies, forgiveness, healing, and belonging. These concepts end up providing the guideposts Taylor needs to navigate both the exquisite joy and raw heartache inherent in raising a child who doesn’t fit society’s definition of “normal.”Canaries Among Us is both a heart-rending exposé of the ways we mistreat unique children and a searing indictment of society’s tendency to revictimize people in their times of greatest need. Throughout, Canaries Among Us points to an alternative: supporting, and even celebrating, the dazzling variety of our humanity.Trade Review“This is an important book with essential messages for all of us . . . Let’s hope that [Canaries Among Us] helps to open up the discussion in order to affect some change in our society.”—Booktrib“Canaries Among Us is a masterpiece . . . a poignant, urgent, and important story that has yet to be told and needs to be heard. I recommend it to everyone involved in raising or educating children.”—Rosalie Whitlock, CEO of the Children’s Health Council “For any parent who has worried their child does not fit in or who has battled with a school to do what is right for a child, this amazing book will heal your soul while offering important strategies, insights, and even several smiles along the way.”—Jo Boaler, Stanford, Co-Founder of youcubed.org “Overall, this is a powerful book that offers a brilliant exposé of how, even after the rise of anti-bullying efforts, enforcement remains a challenge, and it illustrates what happens when anti-bullying efforts are finally honored . . . A necessary book on the intersections of neurodivergence and bullying.” —Kirkus Reviews“The courage to put this story on paper should not be overlooked . . . Taylor addresses so many noteworthy things . . . includ[ing] the importance of inclusion, diversity, and how to protect children who are vulnerable. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to all parents [and] educators. Everyone can benefit from a better understanding of [each] other’s differences.” —San Francisco Book Review, 5/5 STARS“Taylor powerfully highlights America’s bias against neurodiversity in this heartfelt and sensitive debut . . . Parents will be swept into Taylor’s story, experiencing the family’s pain and eventual triumphs alongside them, and some may even recognize their own biases and contributions to school bullying in the process.” —Booklife by Publisher’s Weekly

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Book SynopsisWelcome to Nathalie Lété's Enchanted World Walking into the garden at night is like entering a dream. Moths flit about, night blossoms bloom, and look!the little hedgehog freezes, waiting for you to pass. Piece by piece, retrace the magic of Nathalie Lété's imagination and revel in her breathtaking colors and imagery.Featuring: 500 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 19 x 23 4/5

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Book SynopsisManage unwanted, intrusive thoughts-and the intense emotions these thoughts can trigger. Do you have obsessive, negative, intrusive thoughts that keep you up at night and miserable during the day? Do these thoughts make you feel sad, angry, anxious, or ashamed? Whether you have a formal diagnosis such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or borderline personality disorder (BPD)-or simply struggle with unwanted thoughts and the emotions they cause-this workbook can help you find the relief you desperately seek.Written by two pioneers in the field of mental health, this workbook combines two powerfully effective treatments to address relentless, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts-as well as the painful and intense emotions these thoughts can trigger. In this evidence-based workbook, you'll find an innovative blend of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to manage obsessive, self-blaming, judgmental, and catastrophic thoughts-and find lasting emotional balance.You'll learn essential CBT skills to help you tolerate distressing thoughts and stay calm when thoughts feel overpowering; as well as DBT skills like distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and mindfulness to find reliable relief.If you're ready to take charge of unwanted thoughts and find lasting emotional balance, the two-pronged approach in this innovative workbook can help.

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Book SynopsisPut mindfulness into action, and create a “map” for your chosen life path with this powerful, step-by-step workbook.Do you feel “stuck” in your life right now? You aren’t alone. Whether you struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma—or simply feel unhappy or unmotivated—you may be seeking ways to find meaning, or discover the inspiration you need to create a new path in life that better serves you. Mindfulness has gained popularity as a self-help solution for a variety of mental health issues, and mindfulness meditation has been touted as powerfully effective in helping people find focus and balance in order to complete important tasks. But if you’re like many other people, you may wonder, “How does one actually do mindfulness?”This is an accessible, step-by-step guide for putting mindfulness into action every day. You’ll find an evidence-based and customizable approach that blends mindfulness, behavioral activation skills, performance management techniques, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you identify what you deeply care about; increase your motivation; get unstuck from anxiety, depression, or trauma; reach your goals; and ultimately live a more meaningful life. You will also learn to develop personal growth skills, and take committed action to create positive change.If you’re ready to break free from the invisible barriers that stand between you and true happiness and satisfaction, this practical mindfulness guide will help you create your own path that leads to a more intentional and vital life!

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Book SynopsisDespite your accomplishments, do you ever worry that you aren't good enough or capable enough? Have you reached high levels of success, yet still suspect that you're just "faking it?" If so, you may have imposter syndrome-the persistent, internalized, irrational fear of being exposed as a fraud, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. You aren't alone. Too often, highly talented and successful people allow self-doubt to cloud their view of themselves. So, how can you start celebrating your hard-earned success and move forward in life with confidence? In Overcoming Imposter Anxiety, imposter syndrome expert Ijeoma Nwaogu offers proven-effective and culturally informed strategies grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help you stand up to imposter anxiety, alleviate self-doubt and the fear of failure, and live with authenticity. You'll learn to anticipate and understand the triggers that cause your imposter thoughts, and discover ways to shift your mindset so you can move past fear, honour your achievements, and focus on your goals. You'll also learn how to: - Respond to imposter thoughts and feelings - Overcome your fear of failure and affirm your competence - Embrace the qualities that make you unique - Build an encouraging support network - Help yourself by helping others It's time to ditch self-limiting beliefs, so you can start living life with greater courage, confidence, and authenticity. This book will help guide you, step by step.

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Book SynopsisIf you suffer from anxiety, you may feel stuck in a vicious cycle of rumination, worry, and avoidance-and ultimately miss out on all life has to offer. But what if you could shift your thinking and start living with more expansiveness, hope, and happiness? What if you could transform stress and anxiety, and find lasting balance, peace, and joy? This book can show you how. Based in proven-effective cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and positive psychology, psychologist Dan Tomasulo-author of Learned Hopefulness-offers powerful skills to help you overcome negative thinking and harness the power of positivity to reduce stress, boost confidence, and find instant calm and sustainable happiness. With this uplifting guide, you'll learn how to: ·Replace anxiety and stress with learned hopefulness ·Boost positivity, amplify joy, and awaken inspiration ·Increase motivation and perseverance ·Overcome self-limiting thoughts and beliefs ·Build a solid support system and connect with your community Not being anxious is not the same as thriving. Nor does worrying less mean that you are at peace. With this inspiring guide, you'll learn to do more than just stop worrying-you'll learn to completely transform your outlook for long lasting serenity and joy.

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Book SynopsisIt's said that the only constant in life is change. It should be said that obstacles to change are another constant, and they're too often standing between you and a life spent thriving. Whether you're trying to better manage your money, exercise more, or stop addictive behaviors, making positive life changes can be a huge challenge. On top of the inner turmoil of struggling with a big life change, you may face external roadblocks in the form of friends, family, and colleagues who might not understand how to best support you. So, how do you prepare yourself for this journey toward healthy, positive change? The Motivational Interviewing Path to Personal Change combines forty years of research-proven strategies along with skills from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you get started on the path to positive change. Using motivational interviewing (MI) tools, you'll identify specific behavioural targets you would like to work on. You'll also learn to connect with your intrinsic motivation to figure out the "Why?" of your journey, so you can commit to positive behaviour changes consistent with your values. Finally, you'll use your newfound skills to maximize your goals, overcome obstacles, and gain a healthier perspective on life. If you're ready to embark on a journey of self-reflection, determination, and improvement, let this guide show you the way to making real, sustainable changes. Go ahead, take the first step!

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Book SynopsisFrom balancing work and relationships to navigating financial challenges and health issues-in our hectic and busy lives, stress is simply unavoidable. Fortunately, there are proven-effective techniques you can use every day to combat the negative effects of stress and integrate healthy relaxation habits into your life. The powerful yet simple writing practices in this guided journal can help you get started today. In The Stress Relief Guided Journal, you'll explore your own stress response and triggers, and create a personalized action plan for stress reduction. Grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the prompts in this journal integrate a variety of stress-relieving methods you can implement in your life when stress becomes overwhelming-including progressive relaxation, self-hypnosis, visualization, and mindfulness.If you're looking to find a place of calm and respite in the midst of our busy world, this journal can be that place. Just write, explore, and make it yours.Written by renowned mental health and wellness experts, New Harbinger's Journals for Change combine evidence-based psychology with proven-effective guided journaling techniques to help you make lasting personal change-one page at a time.

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Book SynopsisPowerful skills to help you make peace with your body and nurture a deeper, more meaningful sense of self.Do you hate your body? Are you deeply dissatisfied with your appearance, shape, or weightso much so that you avoid looking at yourself in the mirror, avoid certain social situations, or dread having your photo taken? If so, you are not alone. Body dissatisfaction and even body hatred have reached epidemic levels in our cultureparticularly for women and girls. But you don't have to live your life consumed by feelings of shame and self-hatred. This workbook offers a way out of the darkness.Grounded in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and depth psychology, this workbook offers a two-pronged approach for healing from negative body image, so you can literally feel more comfortable in your own skin. You'll find powerful skills to help you cope with the stress and intense emotions caused by body hatred, as well as strategies to help you nurture a deeper sense of self-wort

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Book SynopsisDo you feel anxious or stressed out most of the time? Do you worry obsessively about what might happen in the future, or ruminate endlessly about the past? You are far from alone. For many people, anxiety has become the new normal. It keeps us up at night, greets us in the morning, prevents us from being fully present in our lives, and depletes our energy, resilience, and resolve. But it doesn't have to be this way. From two internationally recognized experts on anxiety and the authors of Anxiety Happens comes the guided journal, offering daily writing prompts based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you make peace with uncertainty, and soothe worry, fear, and panic. In addition to "in-the-moment" exercises for staying calm, you'll explore the underlying causes of your anxiety, discover how to move past your anxious inner voice, and learn to focus on what really matters to you-so you can finally move past anxiety and live your best life. If you're tired of anxiety getting in the way of the good stuff in life, the powerful writing prompts and exercises in this journal will help you find lasting calm and peace of mind-even when "anxiety happens.

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Book SynopsisWhy isn’t your coaching business thriving? Why are you feeling so damn stuck?! This book is the missing link to turning your calling into a thriving business. What would it be like to finally understand why you’re not making money and to know how to stop doubting yourself? You can become a wildly successful coach on your own terms. It’s time to stop asking, “Who the f*ck am I to do this work?!” I’ve shown hundreds of warrior coaches how to serve clients, make a difference, and make a living – all while staying true to themselves. I’ve built a successful and profitable coaching business without torturing myself or following someone else’s blueprint, and so can you. Your future clients are counting on you! In this book, you’ll learn: Why many new coaches fail to create a sustainable and profitable business. The inside-out approach to finding and enrolling clients who are dying to work with you. How to price your coaching in a way that is abundant, sustainable, and honorable. Why joy, inspiration, and grace are critical to your business strategy. How to step courageously into the coach you were born to be… right now!

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Book SynopsisWhen you feel like you’re not enough, how can you be true to yourself? In our media-driven society, young women are bombarded with messages that make them feel incomplete. You’re not enough. You’re too much. Be quiet. Don’t eat too much. Stop being so emotional. Sadie Radinsky aims to change that. “Young women are powerful,” she writes. “In this book, we are going to embrace our whole selves - every part of us - just as we are. All the messy details. All the power and potential.” Radinsky’s website, wholegirl.com, is a go-to spot for advice about self-love, vibrant living, and delicious paleo recipes. With this book, Radinsky goes deeper than ever before. She shares new insights and practical tools to help young women from all walks of life find positive ways to grow, express themselves, eat well, and truly love themselves. “In Whole Girl,” she explains, “we’re going to rediscover our turbocharged emotions and use them as rocket fuel to power all different parts of our lives.” “We can reject society’s arbitrary rules by treating ourselves with respect, enjoying food, and relishing this incredible time in life. Let’s get started.”

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Book SynopsisOn the heels of the successful Stuff Every Man Should Know and Stuff Every Husband Should Know comes the most important volume yet in Quirk s handy guides to practical manhood: Stuff Every Dad Should Know. It s full of the indispensible hands-on wisdom that all fathers need in order to instill that comforting sense of dad awe in their children, including How to Stop a Temper Tantrum Five Great Books to Read with Your Child How to Rid a Room of Monsters The Birds and the Bees for All Ages How to Photograph Your Child And many more! Blending humour, practicality, and wholesome family values, Stuff Every Dad Should Know is a must-have pocket reference for any dad or dad-to-be.Trade Review“Stuff Every Dad Should Know…begins with—surprise!—how to start saving for college, then segues into changing a diaper and ends with meeting your child's in-laws. It's all laid out with common sense and a sense of humor.”—Shelf Awareness for Readers“Thoughtful, to-the-point tips on navigating the rough waters from your child's babyhood to the teen years and beyond.”—The Sacramento Bee

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Book SynopsisBecoming a grandfather is one of the most exciting events in a man s life but there s a lot to learn! This little book is jam-packed with all the wisdom, know-how, and trivia that you ll need to become the best grandfather you can be, including: * How to Pick Your Grandfather Nickname * How to Share Your Wisdom * How to Tell A Tall Tale * When to Step Up and When to Step Back * Planning for Your Future (And Theirs) The handsome package and timeless information make this a perfect gift for seasoned grandpas and grandpas-to-be alike.Trade Review“Perfect for a new grandpa.”—Chicago Parent“Impressively organized and presented with 'real world practical' and timeless information make Stuff Every Grandfather Should Know a perfect gift for seasoned grandpas and grandpas-to-be.”—Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisIt's time to talk sh*t literally with this relatable and humourous interactive handbook that will help you conquer the (ceramic) throne so you can conquer your life. If you grew up in the Western world, you were probably taught that poop is gross. Unspeakable, even. But it s a waste to think of poop as a waste. Bags under our eyes tell us we re not getting enough sleep. Sallow skin, thinning hair, and brittle nails tell us if our diets are imbalanced or if we're overstressed. Poop tells us all of that and much more. This friendly and conversational handbook from two certified yoga and Ayurveda coaches teaches you how to think of poop as a useful gauge of overall health, and helps you track the effects of simple lifestyle adjustments with: A seven-day tracker to observe your current poop health. Insights on the impact of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress on your poop, with tips for making improvements in all areas. Journal prompts that help you analyze behaviors that lead to good and bad poops. A 21-day tracker to help you see the positive impact of lifestyle changes on your poop over time.Trade Review-

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Book SynopsisVintage clothing offers couture quality at a fraction of the price. But how can you spot a Dior original in a rack stuffed with Little Black Dresses? Vintage-clothing dealer Melody Fortier demystifies the entire process so you ll know just what to look for, what to avoid, and what to pay. The Little Guide to Vintage Shopping shares insider tips for evaluating quality, selecting problem-free pieces, ensuring the perfect fit and silhouette, and caring for your unique finds.

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